Listeriosis in a neonate and the mother.
Listeria meningitis developed in a two-day-old child whose mother harboured Listeria monocytogenes of the same serotype 4 in her vagina. Child and mother were both effectively treated with ampicillin. This is the first report of confirmed neonatal listeriosis from Nigeria.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008584:Meningitis, Listeria / Q000382:microbiology*; D009549:Nigeria; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology*; D014621:Vagina / Q000382:microbiology